Re: Notes from the Desktop Architects Meeting

[Vincent Untz <vuntz gnome org>]

Le jeudi 18 mai 2006 �9:06 +0200, Murray Cumming a �it :
> [snip]
> > One thing that was highlighted by some of the Chinese people during the
> > discussion about this is that there is, unfortunately, a cultural
> > difference that makes it hard for lots of Asian people to contribute.
> 
> So we really need those people to imagine or suggest an environment where
> they could get more done, working with each other and us. There's a lot of
> motivation to give them what they need.

I agree. But I should have detailed more the cultural difference: we
were told that they're not used to question the authority. And upstream
developers represent authority. Which is a really difficult issue.

(again, I'm pretty much ignorant of the various Asian cultures, I'm just
repeating stuff said by some Asian people at the meeting)

Vincent

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